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Montgomery Co. council OKs rent increase cap

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:28 GMT

The Montgomery County Council discusses Bill 15-23, Landlord-Tenant Relations-Anti-Rent Gouging Protections on July 18. The bill passed 7-4 and is likely to be signed by County Executive Marc Elrich (Courtesy Montgomery County Council)(Courtesy, Montgomery County Council) The Montgomery County Council discusses Bill 15-23, Landlord-Tenant Relations-Anti-Rent Gouging Protections on July 18. The bill passed 7-4 and is likely to be signed by County Executive Marc Elrich (Courtesy Montgomery County Council)(Courtesy, Montgomery County Council) After months of hearings and debate, and a voting marathon that included more than a dozen amendments, the Montgomery County, Maryland, council approved the bill that would limi...

Diamondbacks outlast the Braves 16-13 to snap 4-game losing streak

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:28 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Geraldo Perdomo was determined he would not be intimidated by Atlanta’s five-run first inning.“I just said to my teammates, `If they do it, we can do it back,’” Perdomo said.Perdomo gave Arizona the lead with a two-run double in the ninth inning and the Diamondbacks took advantage of Atlanta’s worst pitching effort of the season to beat the Braves 16-13 on Tuesday night.It was Arizona’s first game in which each team had at least 13 runs and the first in the majors since the Chicago White Sox beat the Cubs 17-13 on Aug. 27, 2021.Just as Perdomo predicted, the Diamondbacks answered Atlanta’s five-run first by scoring five in the second. The high-scoring pace led to a football-like final score.“Couple missed extra points,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo joked.Said Atlanta manager Brian Snitker: “We kept coming back. They did, too. It was like a Coors Field game.”The NL East-leading Braves have lost three straight. Arizona snapped a four-game ...

Jason Heyward hits a 3-run homer as the Dodgers rout the Orioles 10-3 for 8th win in 9 games

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:28 GMT

Los Angeles Dodgers' Jason Heyward gestures as he rounds the bases on his three-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)(AP/Nick Wass) Los Angeles Dodgers' Jason Heyward gestures as he rounds the bases on his three-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)(AP/Nick Wass) BALTIMORE (AP) — Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer during a five-run second inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Baltimore Orioles 10-3 Tuesday night.Michael Grove won his second outing in a row for the NL West-leading Dodgers, w...

Arenado’s game-ending 3-run homer in 10th lifts Cardinals to 5-2 win over Marlins

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado’s three-run homer in the 10th inning lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-2 win over the slumping Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.Arenado’s homer off A.J. Puk (4-4) was his first game-ending homer since Aug. 14, 2019 and the fourth of his career.JoJo Romero (2-0) pitched a perfect 10th for the Cardinals, who have won four straight games.The Marlins have lost five straight, matching a season high from May 2-6.Cardinals starter Jordan Montgomery threw 92 pitches in his first appearance since a July 7 start was cut short by right hamstring tightness. He allowed one run and six hits, struck out five and walked two.Marlins starter Edward Cabrera was dominant in his return from the 15-day injured list as he recovered from a right shoulder impingement felt at Seattle on June 13. Cabrera, who was on a pitch count, went five-plus innings, allowed just one run on two hits. He struck out five and walked three.Jon Berti had three hits and scored twice for the Marl...

A/C repair services in high demand

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Local air-conditioning repair companies are working around the clock to respond to calls for repair during Colorado's summer heatwave. "We're up from 5 a.m. 'till 10 o'clock at night," Supreme Home Services Owner Ulises Alfaro said. "Hopefully we get a couple hours of sleep and we're back on it." Does your landlord have to provide AC in Colorado? Tuesday afternoon, Alfaro’s crew was installing both air conditioning and an HVAC system inside a Parker home."This year has been pretty tough for our HVAC division, because of all the rain we've had,” Alfaro said. “Now that the rain has stopped, the phone has not stopped ringing off the hook.”Alfaro suggests homeowners change filters every month in order to avoid issues with their unit.

Red Sox bats go cold against A’s rookie Luis Medina in chaotic 3-0 loss

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:28 GMT

Wednesday night at the Coliseum began with a bang and ended with a whimper, as the 51-45 Red Sox fell to the 26-71 Oakland A’s, 3-0.The game devolved into chaos almost immediately. After reaching on a triple in the bottom of the first, Tony Kemp attempted to steal home, and got called out due to running too far from the base line. Oakland manager Mark Kotsay protested too much and found himself ejected.Joe Jacques was lucky to escape the first inning. Not so much in the second, as the A’s, who entered the day with the 5th-fewest home runs in the Majors, took a 3-0 lead on a pair of home runs by Ryan Noda and JJ Bleday (with a runner on base).“Didn’t get Strike 1 on a lot of guys, kind of fell behind, and both the homers were 2-strike pitches just left down the middle. And you know, if you leave it there, it’s gonna get punished,” Jacques told reporters. “Just gotta clean it up.”Though Jacques started sporadically in college and the min...

Delicious Thai Lamb Satay made easy

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:28 GMT

I love lamb satay with a spicy peanut sauce but didn’t want to take the time to make my own sauce. So I was delighted to find a bottle of the sauce at the market. This meant that I could make the satay with very little effort. The lamb only cooks for about 10 minutes on two skewers. Tender lamb cubes cut from the leg of lamb are perfect for this recipe. If you use other cuts of lamb, let them marinate for about 5 minutes longer.Tip for making a satay or kebab: Leave about 1 inch between each lamb cube on the skewer so the heat can reach all sides of the meat.Helpful Hints:In case you prefer to make your own peanut sauce, I’ve given a recipe below.You can make the lamb on a stovetop grill or under a broiler. If using a broiler, place the skewers on a sheet pan.TAG GOES HEREThai Lamb SatayINGREDIENTS1 teaspoon canola oil1 tablespoon rice vinegar1 garlic clove bruised3/4 pound lamb cubes cut from the leg1 1/2 cups microwave brown rice4 cups romaine leaves, torn into bite size pieces1 c...

Lowry: U.S. military doesn’t need DEI programs

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:28 GMT

House Republicans voted to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs and personnel at the Pentagon, and one wonders whether the U.S. military will ever be the same.The provision was one of a number of anti-“woke” measures in the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act that have occasioned sputtering outrage.According to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, there’s no way that President Joe Biden would ever sign such legislation “that would put our troops at greater risk or put our readiness at risk.”America’s leaders used to worry that we wouldn’t have enough stopping power to defend against Soviet tanks potentially pouring through the Fulda Gap or a survivable nuclear force in the event of a nuclear first strike; now they worry servicemembers might not be learning enough about microaggressions.Last year, Bishop Garrison, serving at the time as the senior advisor to the Secretary of Defense for human capital and diversi...

Moore: Democrats throwing kids off the school bus

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:28 GMT

 Have you heard the outrageous story of what happened recently in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital? Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.), elected in 2022, had campaigned on school choice for tens of thousands of children, mostly minorities, who are forced to attend failing public schools in places like Philadelphia.“It’s what I believe,” Shapiro, then state attorney general, assured voters as he ran for governor. Last month on a national Fox News broadcast, Shapiro was unequivocal in his support for school choice because “every child of God” deserves “a quality education.”But there’s a force far more powerful in politics than Shapiro’s convictions, such as they are. And that force is the teachers unions. They put on a full-court press to stop the roughly 10,000 vouchers for the poorest kids in Pennsylvania’s worst school districts even though the state budget bill gave billions more for the public schools. It didn’t...

Steidler: Keep the Postal Service out of the booze business

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:28 GMT

The Postal Service is facing formidable challenges, and there are plenty of bad ideas to fix it. At the top of the list is legislation in the House of Representatives to allow the service to deliver beer, wine and spirits to homes.This new “service” will do nothing to fix the service’s finances and will result in a host of liabilities and added costs.It is far from clear that the service even supports this legislation. One special interest that will benefit from the measure is the members of Congress who represent alcohol producers and have introduced the bill.The Postal Service should ask that the legislation be tabled. Otherwise, tech-savvy, rabble-rousing teenagers, particularly those at home while Mom and Dad are at work, will have vastly increased opportunities to create mischief with severe consequences.America’s mental health crisis is especially punishing for the young. One indication is the large number of deaths and related calamities from alcohol abuse. The National Insti...